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Increasing Auto Insurance Fraud and How to Re-Negotiate Your Car ...

by max on June 30th, 2009
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The recession economy is increasing auto insurance fraud like no other in history. According to Autoblog, Despondent over being financially strapped and unable to cover car payments, vehicle owners are ditching, sinking, or torching their vehicles and reporting the loss to collect insurance payoffs. It is definitely a shame to see honest citizens affected by the economy and end up burn ...

Auto DIY - How to Get CASH for your Old Car!

by max on June 18th, 2009
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Here’s how you can get some cash for your old car if you qualify for the Cash for Clunkers Rebate Program. The following cars are eligible up to $4,500 of cash if you trade in for a new vehicle that gets better mileage. 1996 Honda Passport ($1,227) 1997 Lincoln Continental ($1,179) 1998 Chevrolet Silverado ($3,378) 1995 Audi A6 ($1,261) 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser ($4,042) via gre ...

RV DIY - How to Go Green with RVs!

by max on June 3rd, 2009
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Here’s some great tips on how to save money and energy if you are into RVs and cross-country driving: 1. Try a diesel-powered RV model such as the BioTrekker, which is powered by the more fuel efficient and less costly biodiesel. 2. Convert an existing model to biodiesel via a kit. Biodiesel kits can be found online or via a green RV dealer. Q: Don’t you need a special biodiesel ...

Eco-Auto New Roundup!

by max on June 2nd, 2009
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Here’s a bit of an update on the auto industry from our green blog: Boston Power unveiling their Plug-in Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles (PHEV/BEV) with SWING. Propel Fuel will be holding a hydrogen vehicle showdown. Are you ready for the Top 5 budget hybrid cars of 2009? - link For more, go here. ...

DIY iPhone Car Remote Controller!

by max on May 31st, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Okay, this is probably fake but they did a helluva job making this video! via gizmodo ...

The steampunked Camaro

by David Allen on May 18th, 2009
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Steam punk is brilliant concept; this means that the most ultimate car created by Camaro has been steampunked into a fantastic looking car that has the modern lines of the car that can be bought in the showroom, but at the time has been given the steam punk effect. A lot of people don’t this, because it make modern machinery look old and tired, but this looks cool and the det ...

Arduino Hack - How to Make your Own Knight Rider Scanner!

by max on April 8th, 2009
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My old friend Garrett Mace over at MaceTech.com (also @macegr on Twitter) has been tinkering and released his own ShiftBrite RGB LED module. It’s currently out of stock but he says he will have more of them soon. (You can also check out Garrett’s previous DIYs he did on Zedomax.com here) You can make an easy Knight Rider Scanner with these ShiftBrites that Garrett persona ...

GM and Segway’s P.U.M.A!

by max on April 7th, 2009
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Looks like against all the liability issues, GM and Segway has allowed the Gizmodo team to take a ride in their new P.U.M.A. My first thoughts? I would NEVER ride in that thang, it’s too small. (That’s my first honest reaction.) I doubt that people over 200 pounds can even fit in that thing nevermind getting stuck. But a great idea, sorta the next-level version of Segw ...

Propane DIY - How to Carry Your Propane Tank Safely Using Tank Na ...

by max on March 31st, 2009
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Here’s an awesome propane tank carrier for your car/SUV/truck, it’s called a Tank Nanny and will let your BBQ propane tank sit safe and straight up. It’s amazing that it took so long for humans to come up with such a solution but heck, we have it now. Cogswell asked his suppliers for something to secure the tanks, but couldn’t find anything. Thus was born the i ...

Car Hack - How to Parallel Park!

by max on March 27th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a fun way to parallel park your car. 1. Back up into the parking space diagonally. 2. Turn on your back brakes. 3. Turn your wheels toward the curb. 4. Rev your engine as hard as you can. Of course, this method will only work on front-wheel powered rice-rockets only. ...